Historical Events In 1976

Aug 09   In the year 1976 clive Lloyd scores double-ton in 120 mins, WI v Glamorgan   

Aug 09   In the year 1976 jose Lezama Lima, Cuban poet/novelist, dies at 65   

Aug 09   In the year 1976 uSSR launches Luna 24, last Lunar flight to date from Earth   

Aug 10   On this day in history bert Oldfield, cricketer (54 Tests, 52 stumpings), dies   

Aug 11   Keith Moon, drummer for the Who, collapses and is hospitalized in Miami in the year 1976.   

Aug 12   First approach and landing test (ALT) of orbiter Enterprise on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies in the year 1976.   

Aug 13   An HU-16 Albatross, the Navy's last operational seaplane made its final water landing in Pensacola Bay in the year 1976.   

Aug 15   On this day in history jean P J C Haesaert, Flemish lawyer/sociologist, dies at 84   

Aug 16   Beppie Nooij Jr, Dutch actress (Rooie Sien), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Aug 16   In the year 1976 in the Mindanao area of the Philippines, a 7.9 earthquake occurred near the west coast of Mindanao, about 950 kilometers south of Manila. A tsunami was generated in the Moro Gulf causing considerable damage and loss of life. It is estimated that the earthquake and tsunami killed 5,000 to 8,0000 people   

Aug 17   In the year 1976 murvyn Vye, actor (Road to Bali, Escape to Burma), dies at 63   

Aug 18   In the year 1976 uSSR's Luna 24 soft-lands on Moon   

Aug 19   Alastair Sim, actor (Christmas Carol, Green for Danger), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Aug 19   On this day in history pres Gerald R Ford won Republican pres nomination at KC convention   

Aug 20   On this day in history phyllis Konstam, actress (Murder, Skin Game), dies at 69   

Aug 21   Ken James, cricketer (kept wicket for NZ in 11 Tests), dies on this day in history.   

Aug 22   Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, pres of Brazil (1955-60), dies at 73 in the year 1976.   

Aug 24   Michael Dewar Head, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1976.   

Aug 24   In the year 1976 soyuz 21 returns to Earth   

Aug 25   On this day in history eyvind Johnson, Swedish author (Nobel-1974), dies at 76   

Aug 26   In the year 1976 lotte (Krause-)Lehmann, German soprano (More than singing), dies at 88   

Aug 27   British MP John Stonehouse resigns following his conviction for theft and fraud on this day in history.   

Aug 29   Anissa Jones, actress (Buffy-Family Affair), ODs at 18 in the year 1976.   

Aug 30   In the year 1976 tom Brokaw becomes news anchor of the Today Show   

Aug 30   In the year 1976 uSS Oriskany, the last of the Essex-class attack carriers, was decommissioned at San Francisco and placed in the mothball fleet. Oriskany saw extensive action in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.   

Aug 31   On this day in history kornelis H Miskotte, theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81   

Sep 01   In the year 1976 nASA launches space vehicle S-197   

Sep 01   Wayne L Hays, (Rep-D-Oh), resigns (scandal with Elizabeth Ray) in the year 1976.   

Sep 03   In the year 1976 the unmanned NASA spacecraft Viking Two makes a successful Mars landing to begin its mission of sending color photos back to Earth.   

Sep 03   On this day in history the US spacecraft Viking 2 successfully lands on Mars   

Sep 05   On this day in history a E R Gilligan, cricketer (11 Tests for England 1922-25), dies   

Sep 06   Russian pilot defects to Japan in a Mig 25 jet, many smiles in the US in the year 1976.   

Sep 07   US courts find George Harrison guilty of plagarism (He's So Fine) in the year 1976.   

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Jan 02   Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star (1995 finalist Jakarta) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Vincent Polvliet, soccer player (FC Utrecht) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Damien Leith, Australian Idol 2006 was born on this day in history.   

Feb 29   Bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 29   In the year 1976 birth of ja Rule, American rapper and actor   

Feb 29   Emma Barton, English actress was born in the year 1976.   

Feb 29   Terrence Long, American baseball player was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1976 mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies   

Jan 04   In the year 1976 jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84   

Jan 05   In the year 1976 georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84   

Jan 08   In the year 1976 chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78   

Jan 10   On this day in history chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65   

Jan 11   Mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53 on this day in history.